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We woke up Christmas Eve morning to a winter wonderland.

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A deep snow had fallen overnight and I couldn’t have been happier.

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It was the beautiful kind that coats the trees…

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And frosts everything in white.

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It continued for most of the morning.

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Giving us the feeling we live in a snow globe.

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Now this is winter!

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And while my husband went out to shovel a path so he could feed the birds…

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I filled the house with the scent of cinnamon and nutmeg by baking an apple pie.

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We may have scaled back our holiday celebration this year, but it turned out perfectly anyway.

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A front porch picture frame.

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And look! My husband finally put one of those stupid wooden yardsticks he’s always buying to use.

13 inches.

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And as soon as I posted our glorious snow photos on Facebook?

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A memory of a previous Christmas trip popped up.

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Florida holidays are fun…

But they never really feel like Christmas to this Yankee girl.

😉

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